When Galax police arrived on the scene of the stabbing, Clayton was found on the floor in Room 11 with multiple stab wounds. Officers found three knives in the room, one of which was in Clayton’s chest.

INDEPENDENCE — A Galax man is scheduled for a plea and sentencing hearing in Grayson County Circuit Court this month, on multiple charges related to a burglary in Independence earlier this year.

According to Circuit Court records, Wyndom Taylor Thornton will submit a plea to charges of entering a structure to commit larceny, assault and battery or other felony; grand larceny (greater than or equal to a $200 value); larceny with intent to distribute (more than a $200 value); and two charges of distribution of a Schedule II drug (second offense).

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Land Transfers

These land transfers were recorded in August in the office of Gerald Goad, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville:

HILLSVILLE — An Austinville man who was involved in a police chase that resulted in a school lockdown earlier this year will be sentenced Dec. 11 in Carroll County Circuit Court.

Eric Donald Edwards, 30, pleaded guilty on Oct. 17 to a felony charge of eluding a law enforcement officer, according to court records. He was indicted on that and other charges by a grand jury in June.

HILLSVILLE — A two-day jury trial has been set for a man charged in connection with the death of a Carroll County deputy earlier this year.

Joseph Alan Lambert, 21, of Goodview, was being pursued by Carroll authorities in March when Deputy Curtis Bartlett answered fellow deputies’ calls for help. He was on his way to join the pursuit when his patrol vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer at the I-77/U.S 58 intersection. He died at the scene.

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District Court

These sentences were recorded in the Carroll County General District Court office, Hillsville. Sentences may be appealed:

INDEPENDENCE — The court date to set a trial for Tanisha Ann Lineberry, charged in the April 30 death of her young son, has been moved pending the results of a mental health evaluation.

According to court records, a trial date for Lineberry will be set on Jan. 26, 2018.

Lineberry was appointed legal counsel at a hearing in Grayson County Circuit Court on Aug. 17. She is charged with involuntary manslaughter and abuse of a child resulting in serious injury. Attorney J. Tompkins will represent Lineberry, according to the circuit court office.

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Circuit Court

These sentences were recorded in July in the office of Susan M. Herrington, clerk of the Grayson County Circuit Court, Independence. Sentences may be suspended: